Shiva Purana

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ईश्वर उवाच ॥ परीक्ष्य विधिवद्भूमिं गंधवर्णरसादिभिः ॥ मनोभिलषिते तत्र वितानवितताम्बरे ॥ १ ॥

God said. Examine the ground in accordance with the rituals by smell, color, taste and so on. There in the canopy spread out the clothes desired by the mind.

english translation

Izvara uvAca ॥ parIkSya vidhivadbhUmiM gaMdhavarNarasAdibhiH ॥ manobhilaSite tatra vitAnavitatAmbare ॥ 1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सुप्रलिप्ते महीपृष्ठे दर्पणोदरसन्निभे ॥ अरत्नियुग्ममानेन चतुरस्रं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ २ ॥

It was well smeared on the ground and looked like a mirror belly A square measurement of a pair of gems should be arranged.

english translation

supralipte mahIpRSThe darpaNodarasannibhe ॥ aratniyugmamAnena caturasraM prakalpayet ॥ 2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तालपत्रं समादाय तत्समायामविस्तरम्॥ तस्मिन्भागान्प्रकुर्वीत त्रयोदशसमां कलाम्॥ ३॥

Make small squares within the width of a palm-leaf each. Thus there shall be thirteen equal squares in each column.

english translation

tAlapatraM samAdAya tatsamAyAmavistaram॥ tasminbhAgAnprakurvIta trayodazasamAM kalAm॥ 3॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तत्पत्रं तत्र निक्षिप्य पश्चिमाभिमुखः स्थितः ॥ तत्पूर्वभागे सुदृढं सूत्रमादाय रंजितम् ॥ ४ ॥

Placing the leaf there he stood facing west Take a strong thread and paint it on the front part.

english translation

tatpatraM tatra nikSipya pazcimAbhimukhaH sthitaH ॥ tatpUrvabhAge sudRDhaM sUtramAdAya raMjitam ॥ 4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्राक्प्रत्यग्दक्षिणोदक् च चतुर्दिशि निपातयेत् ॥ सूत्राणि देवदेवेशि नवषष्ट्युत्तरं शतम् ॥ ५ ॥

It should be thrown in the four directions east, west, south and north. O goddess of the gods there are sixty-nine and one hundred threads.

english translation

prAkpratyagdakSiNodak ca caturdizi nipAtayet ॥ sUtrANi devadevezi navaSaSTyuttaraM zatam ॥ 5 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript